The functional relevance of neurological recovery after lumbar discectomy: A follow-up of more than 20 years

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 622-628

  Mariconda, M ^a   Galasso, O ^a,b   Secondulfo, V ^a   Cozzolino, A ^a   Milano, C ^a  

^a FEDERICO II UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LEG MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 43649097424     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.90B5.20182     Document Type: Article

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